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And I sought this suffering. I waited for you to arrive. I loitered round your chair, so as to move in your breath, to drag my clothes over yours.
Et je cherchais cette souffrance, j'attendais ta venue, je tournais autour de ta chaise, pour marcher dans ton haleine, pour traîner mes vêtements le long des tiens.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
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Helene, stupefied and huddled in her chair, did not even get up, and it was Tiburce who showed them to the entrance.
Hélène, hébétée, tassée au fond de son fauteuil, ne se leva même pas. Ce fut Tiburce qui les accompagna jusque dans le vestibule de l’hôtel.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
" There ought to be eight," she said, " I counted them with James, and I stood up on a chair, and read him the inscription at the bottom of each picture.
– Il doit y en avoir huit, dit-elle, je les ai comptés avec Jacques. Je montais sur une chaise, je lui lisais les récits qui accompagnent les images.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
And at last she could do no more than gasp in the momentary refuge which she had sought behind a chair.
Elle finit par balbutier, réfugiée derrière un fauteuil, tout d’un coup vaincue, comprenant qu’elle lui appartenait, sans qu’il eût encore avancé les mains pour la prendre.
Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amour
Une page d'amour
Zola, Emile
© 2009 GRIN Verlag
A Love Episode
Zola, Emile
© 2005 Mondial
As to old Michaud, he uttered exclamations of fright, commiseration, and astonishment; he fidgeted on his chair, joined his hands together, and cast up his eyes to the ceiling.
Quant au vieux Michaud, il poussait des exclamations d'effroi, de commisération, d'étonnement; il se remuait sur sa chaise, joignait les mains, levait les yeux au ciel.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
The witness sank heavily on a chair.
Le témoin s’assit lourdement sur une chaise.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
' Yes, I am afraid, I am afraid,' the prelate resumed, as he again sank down into his chair. 'I don't feel equal to it yet.
--J'ai peur, c'est vrai, reprit-il en se laissant tomber de nouveau dans son fauteuil; j'en suis à ce point.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
He at length appeared to make up his mind, and, returning to his former position beside his sister's chair, he said. " Send them away, or else we will leave."
Il se décida pourtant, revint se placer derrière sa soeur, en disant: – Renvoie-les, ou c'est nous qui partons.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Madame Faujas was quietly knitting on a chair in front of the door.
Devant la porte, sur une chaise, madame Faujas tricotait tranquillement.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Thereupon, without any semblance of haste, in the most easy and natural manner possible, she deposited her needlework on a little table, rose from her chair, and turned off the tap with a light but firm hand.
Et, sans hâte, de l’air le plus aisé du monde, elle posa son ouvrage sur la petite table, quitta sa chaise, alla tourner le robinet, d’une main légère, qui ne tremblait même pas.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
The baby had just woke up on the chair where La Teuse had laid it.
L'enfant venait de se réveiller sur la chaise où l'avait couché la Teuse.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
In spite of his long rest, he had not recovered from his excessive weariness of the previous evening, and he remained in his bedroom till noon, sitting in a chair at the foot of his bed.
Malgré son long repos, sa lassitude de la veille au soir était devenue telle, qu'il demeura jusqu'à midi dans sa chambre, assis sur une chaise, au pied de son lit.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
But, on entering her dressing-room, she found her husband seated on a chair.
Mais elle trouva son mari assis sur une chaise de son cabinet de toilette.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
' I feel chilly,' she said, when she had wheeled an easy chair in front of Rougon and sat down in it.
«J'ai un peu froid», dit-elle, après avoir roulé devant Rougon un fauteuil, dans lequel elle s'assit.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
" Failed ! " cried Madame Josserand, letting herself fall onto a chair.
– Manqué! cria madame Josserand, en se laissant aller sur une chaise.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile

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Collocations

chair lift
télésiège
folding chair
chaise pliante
co-chair
co-présider
chair umpire
arbitre de chaise
umpire's chair
chaise d'arbitre
rocking chair
rocking-chair
wheel-chair
fauteuil roulant
wheel chairs
fauteuil roulant

Word forms

chair

noun
SingularPlural
Common casechairchairs
Possessive casechair'schairs'

chair

verb
Basic forms
Pastchaired
Imperativechair
Present Participle (Participle I)chairing
Past Participle (Participle II)chaired
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I chairwe chair
you chairyou chair
he/she/it chairsthey chair
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am chairingwe are chairing
you are chairingyou are chairing
he/she/it is chairingthey are chairing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have chairedwe have chaired
you have chairedyou have chaired
he/she/it has chairedthey have chaired
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been chairingwe have been chairing
you have been chairingyou have been chairing
he/she/it has been chairingthey have been chairing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I chairedwe chaired
you chairedyou chaired
he/she/it chairedthey chaired
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was chairingwe were chairing
you were chairingyou were chairing
he/she/it was chairingthey were chairing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had chairedwe had chaired
you had chairedyou had chaired
he/she/it had chairedthey had chaired
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been chairingwe had been chairing
you had been chairingyou had been chairing
he/she/it had been chairingthey had been chairing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will chairwe shall/will chair
you will chairyou will chair
he/she/it will chairthey will chair
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be chairingwe shall/will be chairing
you will be chairingyou will be chairing
he/she/it will be chairingthey will be chairing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have chairedwe shall/will have chaired
you will have chairedyou will have chaired
he/she/it will have chairedthey will have chaired
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been chairingwe shall/will have been chairing
you will have been chairingyou will have been chairing
he/she/it will have been chairingthey will have been chairing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would chairwe should/would chair
you would chairyou would chair
he/she/it would chairthey would chair
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be chairingwe should/would be chairing
you would be chairingyou would be chairing
he/she/it would be chairingthey would be chairing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have chairedwe should/would have chaired
you would have chairedyou would have chaired
he/she/it would have chairedthey would have chaired
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been chairingwe should/would have been chairing
you would have been chairingyou would have been chairing
he/she/it would have been chairingthey would have been chairing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am chairedwe are chaired
you are chairedyou are chaired
he/she/it is chairedthey are chaired
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being chairedwe are being chaired
you are being chairedyou are being chaired
he/she/it is being chairedthey are being chaired
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been chairedwe have been chaired
you have been chairedyou have been chaired
he/she/it has been chairedthey have been chaired
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was chairedwe were chaired
you were chairedyou were chaired
he/she/it was chairedthey were chaired
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being chairedwe were being chaired
you were being chairedyou were being chaired
he/she/it was being chairedthey were being chaired
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been chairedwe had been chaired
you had been chairedyou had been chaired
he/she/it had been chairedthey had been chaired
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be chairedwe shall/will be chaired
you will be chairedyou will be chaired
he/she/it will be chairedthey will be chaired
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been chairedwe shall/will have been chaired
you will have been chairedyou will have been chaired
he/she/it will have been chairedthey will have been chaired